Tag Archives: Bill Clinton

Gay activist and blogger Lane Hudson heckled Bill Clinton about DADT and DOMA during Clinton’s speech at the Netroots Nation conference in Pittsburgh yesterday. Andres Duque has the full transcript of Clinton’s response, which he began by telling Hudson he’d fit in as one of the town hall screamers. Hey, you know, you ought to go to one of those …

American journalists Euna Lee and Laura Ling greet their husbands and families after Bill Clinton helped negotiate their release from North Korea. The two women were pardoned after 140 days, having originally been sentenced to 12 years in prison for entering the country illegally. Laura Ling is the sister of famed television reporter Lisa Ling.

Seizing on Bill Clinton’s reversal on same-sex marriage, ABC reporter Jake Tapper asked White House press secretary Robert Gibbs to react. As usual, Gibbs ducked and bobbed. The Advocate’s Kerry Eleveld has the exchange: Tapper: Former President Bill Clinton recently said that he’s basically in support of same-sex marriage. “I think it’s wrong,” he said, “for someone to stop someone …

Bill Clinton has come out in support of marriage equality. Via The Nation: After speaking at the Campus Progress National Conference in Washington, DC, on July 8, the former president was asked if he supported same-sex marriage. Clinton, in a departure from past statements, replied in the affirmative. Clinton opposed same-sex marriage during his presidency, and in 1996, he signed …

(Via – JMG reader Noah)

Rex Wockner reports: About 200 GLBT activists and union activists picketed the Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego on Feb. 15 as former President Bill Clinton spoke inside to the International Franchise Association. The protesters were upset that Clinton “crossed a picket line” to speak at the association’s annual convention. Gays have been boycotting the hotel since last summer because owner …

A just-released donors list reveals that Bill Clinton’s charitable foundation has raised tens of millions of dollars from foreign governments that Hillary will have deal with as Secretary of State. Former President Bill Clinton’s foundation has raised at least $46 million from Saudi Arabia and other foreign governments that his wife Hillary Rodham Clinton may end up negotiating with as …

Via Equality California: In a telephone call to California voters, President Clinton delivers the following message regarding the unfairness of Proposition 8: “This is Bill Clinton calling to ask you to vote NO on Proposition 8 on Tuesday, November 4th. Proposition 8 would use state law to single out one group of Californians to be treated differently — discriminating against …

Yesterday Bill Clinton campaigned for Obama in Orlando at my alma mater, the University of Central Florida. “Hillary sent me!” More from his speech: Here’s why you ought to be for Barack Obama. Number one, he’s got the right philosophy. He knows you have to grow an economy from the ground up, not from the top down. Number two, he’s …

You may have heard some criticism of Bill Clinton after he appeared on Letterman on Monday and praised Hillary, but failed to mention Obama by name. Letterman’s next guest was Chris Rock who hilariously called Clinton out on that. Clinton appeared on the Daily Show last night and more than made amends, at Jon Stewart’s urging.

The best line of the night came from Clinton: “People around the world have always been more impressed by the power of our example than by the example of our power.” But man, did John Kerry ever hit it out of the park. If only he spoke like this at his own convention.

Interesting timing: A new Vanity Fair article is ruffling feathers with statements implying that former President Bill Clinton has engaged in a series of extramarital affairs with high-profile women. The feature notes rumours of questionable relationships between Hillary Clinton’s husband and actress Gina Gershon and billionaire heiress Belinda Stronach, among others. In the Vanity Fair story, writer Todd S Purdum …

An interesting op-ed piece in the NY Times makes a suggestion. Here’s an easy answer. Give Mr. Clinton a real job with real power, a challenging position that would be engaging, in part because it would be new. Let me explain. Once the campaigns agree on an Obama-Clinton ticket, Mr. Obama calls Gov. David Paterson of New York, lays out …

Whoa! Another meltdown from Bill Clinton. Bill Clinton unleashed one of his famous red-faced, finger-wagging tantrums when he was asked during a private meeting last weekend about New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson’s endorsement of Barack Obama. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, the angry outburst to California superdelegates occurred just before the former President took the stage at the Democrats’ …

Speaking to college reporters, Bill Clinton defended the Defense of Marriage Act as a “reasonable compromise” for the political climate of its time and accused Melissa Etheridge of “rewriting history” when she said that his administration “threw gays under the bus” once his election was achieved. Clinton also seems to predict that gays will suffer greater harassment if states are …

“If she wins in Texas and Ohio, I think she’ll be the nominee. If you don’t deliver for her, I don’t think she can be.” – Bill Clinton, speaking to Hillary supporters in Beaumont, Texas.

After her win in Florida, last night Hillary Clinton appeared on CNN to apologize for her husband’s recent clumsy and offensive campaigning. Good for her. (Via – Talking Points Memo.)

The web is buzzing about Bill Clinton’s exchange with an ABC reporter when he was asked about voting rules for Nevada’s caucus. Most reports are describing Clinton’s response as “heated” or “testy”. Clinton does give a pointed answer, but he seems to be his usual unflappable self to me.

From Rosie O’Donnell’s blog: “msnbc -one hourlive following keith olbermannwe were close to a deal- almost donei let it slip in miamicausing panic on the studio endwell what can u do- 2day there is no dealpoof- my career as a pundit is overb4 it began -just as welli figure everything happens for a reasonbashert – as we sayand on we …